So. You love someone. We know that you love someone because you're at the Chicago Auto Show, and you don’t like cars. It isn’t that you don’t like cars. You drive places, and cars rock for getting that done. But you can’t for the life of you, figure out why in the heck more than a million square...

Candace Jordan | Candid Candace Nearly 10,000 guests attended the black-tie opening night celebration of the Chicago Auto Show on Feb. 8 at McCormick Place. Raising $2.8 million for 18 local charities, the 28th annual First Look for Charity offered attendees a preview of more than 1,000 cars, trucks...

There was a time when you went to the Chicago Auto Show, and the only moving thing you rode in was your personal vehicle. Or the kids drove you crazy with demands to access the latest, futuristic concept car. Over the years this has changed, to the point where you have options: you can take a test...

It’s almost eerie, that sci-fi, sonar-like sound that hybrids and electric vehicles emit at low speeds. Because such vehicles have quiet powertrains, the sound is basically there to protect pedestrians. And, it’s the law. Federal regulations for hybrids and electric vehicles go into effect Sept....

Eons before alert systems and even highways, motorists used a myriad of signaling choices including bells, whistles, chimes, buzzers and hand-squeezed horns, all competing with the sound of horse’s hooves. In the earliest days of horseless carriages, steam carriages were popular in Britain. To...

This the place to be for gearheads, tire kickers, pre-shoppers and those planning to head for a dealer lot that weekend. The 2019 Chicago Auto Show starts Saturday. The 111th annual event returns to its longtime home Feb. 9-18, with everything you can think of on display, as long as it involves...

With nearly 50 automakers and almost 1,000 different vehicles on display, the 111th Chicago Auto Show transforms McCormick Place into a gleaming parking lot of new vehicles. View our full Chicago Auto Show 2019 guide: What to know if you go

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When the Chicago Auto Show opens on Saturday, the crowded floors can get overwhelming. If you’re visiting as an opportunity to look for your next vehicle, here’s a trick you can borrow from the automakers to make the experience more productive. In any given brand’s show display, there’s a chance...

Concept cars are one of the most exciting parts about attending an auto show, yet the futuristic vehicles are often dismissed as impractical, improbable and too expensive to have a price tag. It’s been that way since the first concept in 1938 and continues to this season. But concept cars are worth...

News Flash: Pickup trucks were the three best selling vehicles of 2018. Well, that’s not exactly news as this has been the case for many years. A large portion of sales have been for commercial use, so pickups used to be basic utilitarian vehicles without a lot of choices. The ever-increasing personal...

The three-row SUV segment shows no signs of slowing down, which will be apparent as soon as you arrive at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Increased competition is almost always good news for shoppers, and in the case of midsize and large SUVs, you’ll see how brands are trying to make their offerings...

DETROIT (AP) — Redesigned SUVs, the return of some legendary sports cars, the latest crop of electric vehicles and a big pickup truck headlined the 2020 models launched at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this year. This year's show takes place in January for the final time....

At first glance, this year's edition of the North American International Auto Show might look like any other from the past: gleaming vehicles, bright lights and flashy displays trying to lure spectators to their offerings. But after traversing Cobo Center's massive exhibition space and ticking...

Ford launched the fully redesigned 2020 Explorer in waves at the opening of the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The best-selling three-row crossover, built in Chicago, has more power, more space, better technology and all that. But it’s returning to its roots with rear-wheel-drive...

Lincoln is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Continental nameplate by bringing back coach doors — also known as suicide doors — for a limited edition. The 2019 Lincoln Continental 80th Anniversary Coach Door Edition will stretch six inches in the wheelbase, all of it coming in the rear passenger...

Jeep has a pickup truck. Porsche has a new 911. And just about everyone else has another crossover. The most noteworthy debut to kickoff the auto show season in Los Angeles might have been by an American electric vehicle startup not named Tesla. Detroit-based Rivian launched a midsize electric...

The class of 2020 — and the stragglers of 2019 — is rounding into shape as auto show season shifts into high gear. Jeep launched a pickup, as is Rivian, an electric vehicle start up. The Detroit-based manufacturer also has a three-row midsize crossover, so does Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride,...

This week in a vacant lot next to the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, Audi got Robert Downey Jr. dancing. The “Iron Man” star was hired to promote the debut of the Audi E-Tron GT concept, the all-electric car Audi is building on the same platform as the much-hyped Porsche Taycan—the two cars...

The Toyota Prius is finally getting an all-wheel-drive system. The question is if anyone will care enough to buy it. Announced at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 28, the best-selling hybrid has had sales cut in half a since a peak in 2012, when gas prices were beginning to slide from...

2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup truck is powered by a 285-horsepower 3.6-liter V-6 engine with a standard six-speed manual. There is an available eight-speed automatic. The midsize truck will tow up to 7,650 pounds and have a max payload capacity of 1,600. It will hit dealer lots in second quarter of...

Jeep is tapping into the strong market for pickup trucks by rolling out its first new pickup in more than two decades. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator arrives in U.S. showrooms in the second quarter of next year. Unveiled at the L.A. Auto Show on Wednesday, the Gladiator retains some of Jeep’s iconic looks...

The mid-cycle refresh of the 2019 Chevy Camaro includes modest updates to the fascia, including a more evenly split grille, revised headlights and air curtains, new rear end with LED taillights, a ten-speed automatic transmission replacing the eight-speed automatic and updated technology. Chevy...

Automakers are shoring up gaps in their SUV lineups and revamping models that already are popular in the hottest-selling part of the U.S. market. As auto show season concludes with the New York International Auto Show, here are the latest crossovers announced for 2019. ACURA RDX The revamped RDX...

Jaguar is the latest automaker to take on Tesla and the first to edge it on price and performance. The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace is an all-electric compact crossover starting at $69,500 (excluding the $7,500 federal tax credit and available state rebates), which is exactly $10,000 less than the only other...

Luxury crossovers and SUVs from BMW , Land Rover, Volvo, Lexus will take center stage at the Geneva International Motor Show, Europe's most significant auto show, which opens to the press March 5. BMW's new X4 aims to put a sporty spin on the compact luxury SUV. Like the more formal X3 that went...

Like a February snowstorm, the Chicago Auto Show blew into town with great hullabaloo then seemed to fade. But the biggest weekend of the 110th installment of the nation’s largest and longest-running auto show is this weekend. The show, which closes at 8 p.m. Monday, has had plenty of highs and...

A heavy snowfall didn't keep nearly 10,000 people from attending the Chicago Auto Show's 27th annual First Look for Charity on Feb. 9 at McCormick Place. The black-tie event raised more than $2.8 million for 18 local nonprofits and offered attendees a first look at nearly 1,000 new vehicles, technologies...

Aside from getting a perch behind the wheel, jumping around truck beds, and climbing like monkeys on the Jeeps, there are plenty of interactive exhibits designed for families at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, which runs through Presidents Day. While there are at least 18 things to drive by our count,...

Many attendees at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show appeared to be window-shopping for their next vehicle. But as city dwellers can attest, some people spend as much time (or more) in the back of a ride-share car as they do in the driver’s seat of their own car. So what new vehicles on the show floor...

I’ve been to the Chicago Auto Show twice. The first time was about 20 years ago, and the second time was Sunday. Both visits, I went with my son, Nick, and a friend. I had no intention to buy a car, then or now. But the representatives on the auto show floor definitely want to know if you do, with...

The old ad slogan, “NASCAR is your car,” was a hustle. That car in the winner’s circle had about as much to do with your Monte Carlo as a cheetah does to a house cat. But technology is one way in which racing has a direct effect on the family car. Durability testing is one example. But as racing...

While the Lamborghini Aventador and Rolls-Royce Phantom are the most expensive cars on the 2018 Chicago Auto Show floor, nearly topping $500,000, the most stunning cars are from more mainstream brands. Sorry, no Bugatti this year.

Car love. For some, it’s an obsession. One that rivals first love. Something that you never forget. And compare everything else to. “I have learned that there is no known cure for this affliction other than death,” said Burt Richmond, managing partner of Chicago’s Collectors Car Garage. He gave...

From Camry to Velar, Impreza to Panamera, automakers have a history of relying on everything from portmanteaus to poets to turn invention into identity. Once upon a time, Ford Motor Co. commissioned the help of Marianne Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, to help with a new car name. Among Moore's...

Mere minutes after Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle jointly cut the ribbon in opening the 110th installment of the nation’s largest and longest running auto show, a line formed at Camp Jeep. The line moved fast around the show’s star attraction, which features...

Get your motor running with over 18 interactive driving experiences at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show. In addition to opening the doors and getting behind the wheel of nearly 1,000 vehicles from 36 automakers spread over 1 million square feet at McCormick Place, showgoers can also drive — both in real...

More is better. That seems to be the approach of the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, when nearly 1,000 new vehicles storm 1 million square feet of McCormick Place from Saturday to Presidents Day. While automakers aren’t shying away from the hot but homogenous crossover segment, 2018 is marked by big trucks,...

Anyone with a GPS, either on their phone or in the car, knows to be as specific as possible when it comes listing their destination. Rule No. 1 for getting to the 2018 Chicago Auto Show? Make sure your route takes you to McCormick Place. The 110th annual event returns to its longtime home Feb....

Jim Belushi helped Ford unveil the 2019 Transit Connect Wagon at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show with some brutal dad jokes, an awkward yoga pose, and a rousing rendition of "Sweet Home Chicago" with native son Belushi on the harp and vocals. Ford says the best-selling small cargo van appeals to entreprenurial...

The 2019 Volkswagen Arteon made its North American debut today at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show. The upscale sports sedan replaces the European-styled CC sedan as the new flagship sedan for the brand. It’s wider, longer and lower with 18-inch wheels, available all-wheel drive, and a 268-horsepower...

Nissan's rear door alert differs from other automakers with an exterior alert reminder to remove precious cargo from the rear seat. It's a more effective method to prevent against heat stroke deaths of pet and children left in cars. The honk reminder works whether you lock the doors or not, and...

Just in time for the season's heaviest snow storm in Chicago, Nissan unveiled the 370Zki concept snow-car-mobile in advance of the 2018 Chicago Auto Show. Based off the 370Z Roadster, this one-off fully-functional convertible snowmobile on snow treds is made of all stock parts, except for the...

Nissan debuted this one-off 370Z roadster fully-functional convertible on snow treds for the 2018 Chicago Auto Show. The 370Zki is made of all stock parts, except for the 3.5-inch lift kit and the Dominator tracks which were repurposed from Nissan's Winter Warrior concept SUVs from the...

The 2018 Chicago Auto Show rolls into town with a lot of promise and even more product. From Saturday through Presidents Day, showgoers get to kick the tires, open doors and sit in seats of nearly 1,000 new vehicles, including a half-dozen North American debuts, ranging from sporty sedans such...